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US champion has launched a petition calling for the tournament not to occur in a place where women do not have basic fundamental rights; examining the education ban against Baha’; and Iran's continued use of the death penalty.

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A different take on the government's ongoing battle with ride-hailing apps; a shameful (and over-priced) book doesn't encourage to think beyond stereotypes; and the ever-growing concerns of American Muslims.

A 'on-going' photography project of Arabic tattoos highlights their meaning and impact in people's lives; why Dubai may be the next fashion destination; and an Emirati designer followed every detail of the century-old fair for her beautiful collection.

A non-Muslim teacher's struggle at an Islamic school; do gay people and transsexuals fleeing to Turkey find a better life?; and how the culture of protest is embedded in the story of South Africa because of apartheid.

The fictional account of a dystopian city in Kuwait; the "second class citizens" of Iranian Kurdistan; the book aiming to raise awareness of the villages Israel destroyed in 1948; and the city of love and loss that's mourning.

Another lawmaker has appeared in defense of the 'virginity test' initiative; the global responses and the inevitable politics surrounding Regeni's case; and how the real disaster in Egypt is the mismanagement of all its resources -above them the humans.

How efforts to increase women's participation in Iran politics were met with a campaign of repression from hardline institutions; why Iran needs a total revamping of entreched cultural attitudes; and why is NOT true that Iran has never been a site of drunken revelries.

Snapping pictures of the piles of rubbish lining Lebanon's roads can quite an adventure; what Lebanon's crisis means to the elderly; and how 20 years after the Qana massacre, wounds have still not healed.

All eyes on Egyptian-American Rami Malek; Egypt’s ratio of nurses to population is below international averages; those places in Egypt really exist; and how Sisi has taken advantage of much of the repressive infrastructure laid down by Nasser.

A recently released Harvard study says that media ignores real facts; how the election is being billed as a national referendum on the nature of truth itself; and a series about the current U.S. Presidential race from an outsider's perspective.

Why addressing the enabling environment is crucial after the killing of Nahed Hattar; the strong reactions from all sides in Jordan caused by today's murder; and the story of a Palestinian father whose son was shot in the back by two Israeli soldiers.

Fighting the language of exclusion and prejudice; the silent, insidious war waged against Lebanon; and a Persian cookbook that will teach you how to eat a pomegranate without looking like a blood-spattered lunatic.

Exploring the daily lives of people belonging to the discriminated clans in Somalia; how propaganda changes as new technologies advance; and a video speaking of the heartbreak, struggles, and aspirations of the conflict's youngest victims.